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Sheet-Pan Roasted Chicken with Pears and Arugula

  • Prep14 min
  • Cook26 min
  • Total40 min
  • Serves4
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Sheet-Pan Roasted Chicken with Pears and Arugula

Instructions

  1. Heat the oven to 450°F with a rack in the center.

  2. Pat the chicken dry and trim excess fat and skin. Season all over with 2 teaspoons salt and pepper. Mix the red pepper flakes, cumin, coriander, ginger, and oil in a small bowl, and rub over the chicken and pears on a sheet pan. Arrange the chicken skin-side up and the pears skin-side down.

  3. Roast until the chicken reaches 165°F at the thickest part and the pears are tender, 25 to 30 minutes, adding the sunflower seeds to the pan for the last 5 minutes. Spoon off excess fat if there's a lot once cooked.

  4. Scatter the arugula on top, squeeze the juice of half a lemon over the pan, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Top with herbs if using, and serve with the remaining lemon half cut into quarters.

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